Shortly before the official release, technical details about the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of Oddworld: Soulstorm were given. In addition, the developers went into the playing time of Abe’s new adventure.
With Oddworld: Soulstorm the latest game of the popular series for PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 will be released shortly. Reason enough for series creator Lorne Lanning to say a few words about his current project.
At the time the game played, Lanning stated that it would take players about 20 hours to complete the first run. If you want to achieve everything and uncover all the secrets of the game world, you will be busy longer. With a look at the technology, the creative mind behind Oddworld: Soulstorm added that the graphical differences on the PC and the PlayStation consoles will be limited.
Regarding resolution and frame rate, he says: “Our goal is to take advantage of specific PS5’s technical advancements that can increase a player’s emotional connection to Abe. Soulstorm runs at 60fps at 1440p on the PS5 and 1080p at 30fps on the PS4. The gameplay experience will be the same whether you play on PC, PS4, or PS5. PS5’s technical advancements do provide us the opportunity to add some additional features that increase visual fidelity from the PS5 and the emotional connection players will feel with Abe.”
The 3D sound feature of the PlayStation 5 and the DualSense are also supported: “Using the Tempest Engine, PS5’s 3D audio allowed us to play with the game’s sound. Gameplay on every level takes advantage of spatial audio. The vast majority of sounds are positionally emitted except for instance where we need sound events to be 2D. The DualSense controller brings several new functions that we felt would further increase a player’s emotional connection to the game’s characters.”
“Imagine feeling the palpitations of Abe’s heartbeat increase in times of stress and danger. Or, experiencing resistance from the adaptive triggers when Abe has to push or fight against something,” he concludes.
Oddworld: Soulstorm will be released on April 6, 2021, for PC and the PlayStation platforms. The Xbox systems and the Switch could be serviced at a later date.
